This one I have to fisk a little.
The treatment of journalists in the US is again under the spotlight after Russian correspondent Georgy Olisashvili and his cameraman were attacked on the streets of Philadelphia, and received minimal support from the police.
I do believe Russia has a long-standing tradition of the same type of treatment, but it usually comes from the government. You should be used to it, tovarisch.
The assault comes just a day after the Russian Embassy in Washington warned journalists to remain vigilant, following the interrogation of an RT reporter at a New York City airport by US security services. The embassy recommended that Russian media workers in the country “keep in mind the bias of the US authorities against them.”
So, if you were warned, what are you crying about, pizda? You pay your monies, you take your chances.
According to Olisashvili, who works for Russia’s Channel One, they were approached by a group of “very aggressive guys,” who robbed them of their video camera. Olisashvili’s operator, Maxim Kataev, suffered a concussion after being hit multiple times in the head and neck. Despite contacting the police, Olisashvili says that officers refused to go to the scene of the crime, and would only let them file a report.
Awww. yes, the cops were supposed to drop the containment of a full blown riot, just to check the booboos of your already-warned-not-to-fuck-around cameraman and send a SWAT team to recover your property from…who? “Very aggressive guys” is not the best description that can be used to locate your attackers, you got that, tovarisch?
And the rest is just filler and bitching about a Russian journo questioned by the feds. So, I only have one more thing to say to the people of RT:
“Chtob u tebya hui vo lbu vyros!”